Ophelia has seen so many violent movies that she has become desensitized to them. This means that she

a. believes the world is a much more violent place than it is in reality.
b. believes the world is a much less violent place than it is in reality.
c. experiences more physiological arousal in response to new images of violence.
d. experiences less physiological arousal in response to new images of violence.


d

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Sam is a 16-year-old adolescent who feels that he is unable to be an adult, despite the fact that he's nearly 6 feet, 3 inches tall and has grown a beard

Although he led a "normal" childhood, when he was about 11 he began to get into frequent fights at school and has had trouble with the law ten times. According to Moffitt, Sam would be categorized as having a) life-course persistent conduct problems. b) adolescence-limited conduct problems. c) antisocial development disorder. d) explosive personality disorder.

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